Tire bead winding apparatus



, March 21, 1939'. F, J, SHQQK 2,151,306

TIRE BEAD WINDING APPARATUS Filed Dec. 25, 1957 4 S eets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR 1 20mm .7. 57/0 ATTORN EY March 21, 1939. J SHQQK 2,151,306

TIRE BEAD WINDING APPARATUS Filed Dec. 23, 1937 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR 50mm .7: Sflao/c ATTQRNEY March 21, 1939. A F J HO K 2,151,306

TIRE BEAD WINDING APPARATUS Filed Dec. 23, 1937 4 Shee ts-Sheet 3 INVENTOR [Zak/70v .7. SP/001v ATTORN EY March 21, 1939. F. J. SHOOK TIRE BEAD WINDING APPARATUS Filed Dec. 25, 1957 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 I I I 1 b-p 5 I I I INVEN'II'OIR Loan/1v .7: S /an/r if F ATTORNE'Y Patented Mar. 21, 1939 2,151,306

UNITED STATES PATENT oer-ice 2,151,306 TIRE BEAD WINDING APPARATUS Florian J. Shook, Akron, omo, assignor to National-Standard Company, Niles, Mich, a corporation of Michigan Application December 23, 1931, Serial No. 181,311

8 Claims. (Ci. 154-9) This invention relates to tire bead winding aD- Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, paratus, and more especially it relates to imthere is shown a portion of the housing IU of the proved apparatus for winding rubberized wire apparatus, from the front wall of which housing tape into a plurality of superposed convolutions projects a cam and crank shaft II and a form- 5 in the manufacture of inextensible bead cores for supporting shaft l2, the latter being driven by 5 use in pneumatic tire casings. shaft I I through the agency of mechanism clear- The invention is an improvement upon the aply shown in my prior U. S. patent aforementioned. paratus constituting the subject matter of the The shaft H rotates continuously while the appainventors prior Patent No. 2,083,350, issued June ratus is in operation, and makes one complete 8, 1937 revolution during one operative cycle. The shaft 10 The apparatus of the patent aforesaid is adapt- I! has a stationary phase and a rotative phase ed to manufacture bead cores of various number during each operative cycle, and the nun.ber of of convolutions, and is adjustable so that the revolutions during its rotative phase may be respective ends of the tape, of which the bead varied selectively according to the number of concore is constructed, may becaused to overlap each volutions of tape to be wound into each bead core. 15 other anywhere from 3 inches to 9 inches as The shaft I2 carriesa form, generally designated desired. Improved tire building practice and im- F, upon the perimeter of which the rubberized proved rubber compositions now have made such wire tape is wound, said form being of the partly extensive overlap of the tape-ends unnecessary collapsible type substantially as shown in my and undesirable, it being found that anoverlap prior U. S. Patent No. 2,115,450, issued April 26, 20

of inch to inch is sufficient. Such beads 1938. At I3 is shown a portion of a generally cannot be produced by apparatus constructed triangular fr m w r th t is adjustably moun according to the aforesaid patent. ed upon the housing I0. Said framework carries The chief object of the invention is to provide tape-severing means, and to this end is formed apparatus for the winding of bead cores of the with a bracket H in which is mounted a transcharacter mentioned with relatively little overversely slotted die l5 through which the beadlap of the tape-ends. More specifically the intape passes, said tape being designated Ni. Covention is an improvement upon and an addition operating with the die l5, for the severing oi the to the apparatus of the aforesaid patent whereby tape, is a blade I! that is normally disposed in said apparatus is enabled to accomplish the elevated position, and at the proper time, with 30 aforesaid object. Other objects will be manifest relation to the operation of the form F, is caused as the specification proceeds. to descend in an arcuate course across the front Of the accompanying drawings: face of the die and thus to shear the tape extend- Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevation of ing therethrough. The said blade is retracted bead winding apparatus embodying the invention, from in front of the die immediately the tape is 35 and the work therein, showing the form on which severed. Also supported from the framework l3 the bead-tape is wound in the position it occupies is a. presser roller l8 that is yieldingly urged toinitially when stopped to permit severing of the ward the periphery of form F, to compact the bead-tape; plies of the bead core structure thereon, said bead Fi re 2 is a View of e Structure shown in core structure being designated l9 and consisting 40 Fi 1 a n immediately Subsequent P se of of a plurality of convolutions of the rubberized operation, the form being advanced angularly a tape is, determinate distance, in which position the The form F is a disc-like structure, and comfinished work is ejected from the form and the prises a chordal segment 2| of relatively small leading end of the tape fed forwardly thereto, area as compared to the area of the disc, said 45 while the form is stationary; chordal segment being pivotally connected at one g r 3 is a r n y detail, on a rger of-its ends to the major form structure, as shownv scale, of a portion of the structure shown in at 22. The segment 2| is spaced from the major Fig. l; I fo'rm'structure when the form is expanded to its u e 4 is a section on t e line 4- of-Fi 8; operative circumference, as shown in Fig. 1, but 50 Fi r 5 i a Section n the l of F 4; may be rocked on its pivot 22 to contract the cir- Figure 6 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 5 cumference of the form, as shown in Fig. 2, when but with the parts in the positions they occupy in a completed bead core I9 is to be removed from Figure 2; and the form. 1 A tension spring 23 normally urges the Figure 7 is a section on the line 1-1 of Fig. 6. free end of the segment 2| toward the major form structure. At the free end of the segment 2|, between the latter and the major form structure, is an enlarged, non-radial recess 24 wherein is positioned means for lifting the said segment against the tension of spring 23, and means for gripping the leading end of the tape l6 so that the latter will be drawn onto the form when the form rotates. To this end an angular lever arm 25 is pivoted at its middle upon the major form structure at 26 and has one free end provided with a transversely disposed roller 21 and transversely disposed metal pin 28, the latter being polygonal in cross section, said roller and pin being positioned within the said recess 24. When the lever arm 25 is in the angular position shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the roller 21 is in engagement with form segment 2| and holds the free end thereof away from the major form structure against the pull of spring 23, and the pin 28 bears against the leading end portion of tape l6 and grips the latter between itself and the margin of the major form structure, at the bottom of recess 24. When the lever arm 25 is in the position shown in Fig. 2, the roller 21 is retracted sufliciently to permit spring 23 to pull segment 2| toward the major form structure and thus to contract the circumference of the form, and pin 28 is lifted from the leading end portion of the tape l6 so that the completed bead core is may be ejected from the form. Ejector fingers 30, 30 are positioned about the perimeter of the form and are movable across said perimeter to eject the bead core from the form, suitable means (not shown) being provided for effecting operation of said ejector fingers.

For turning the lever arm 25 angulariy upon it pivot 26, the end thereof remote from the roller 21 is pivotally connected to one end of a link 32, the other end of said link being pivotally connected to a pin 33 that extends through the form, from the rear thereof, through a radial slot 34 in said form. The pin 33 is carried in the free ends of a pair of arms, such as the arm 35, that are pivotally mounted at 36 upon a bracket-like formation 31a projecting radially from an adapter 31. The latter fits against the rear face of the form F, and is provided with a plurality of forwardly extending dowels 38, 38 that fit within respective apertures in the said form 15', but do not project through the latter. The adapter 31 is formed with an axial hub portion 31b, and is joumaled upon an adapter sleeve 39 that is mounted upon a reduced forward end portion of the shaft I2 and secured against angular movement relative thereto by means of key 40. The arrangement is such that the form F and adapter 31 may move angularly relatively of the adapter sleeve 39 and shaft [2,

For retaining the form F upon the adapter 31 and for driving said form and adapter when the shaft I2 is rotated, there is provided a driver plate 42 that is mounted upon the front end portion of adapter sleeve 39, in slightly spaced relation to the front of form F, and secured against rotation relatively of the adapter sleeve by means of keys 43, 43, the driver plate being retained on the adapter sleeve by means of a nut 44. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the driver plate 42 is generally circular in plan except that one portion of its periphery is formed with a deep re-entrant so as to expose the slot 34 in the form and to permit operation of the mechanism projecting through said slot. The rear face of the driver plate is formed with an arcuate concentric recess 45 of substantially 270 in extent, and mounted in said recess is an arcuate pressure plate 46 having a facing of frictional material 41, such as brakelining. The pressure plate 46 is backed by a plurality of compression springs 48, 48, carried by the driver plate, which springs yieldingly urge the facing 41 of the pressure plate into frictional en- Easement with the front face of the form F. The driver plate 42 also carries a driving stud 49 that projects rearwardly therefrom into a local arcuate slot 50 in the form F, said slot being concentric with the axis of said form. The arrangement is such as to permit the form F to be turned angularly, relatively of the driver plate 42, to provide lost motion between the form and the shaft l2, as subsequently will be explained.

The pin 33 previously mentioned extends rearwardly from the arms 35, and at its rear end carries a cam roller 54 that rides upon the perimeter of a cam surface 55 formed upon a wrist plate 56, the latter being joumaled upon the shaft l2, im-

mediately behind the adapter sleeve 39. As is best shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the cam surface 55 is formed with a single depression 55a that is abrupt on one side and sloped on its other side, and during the winding of a bead core the cam roller 54 is positioned in said depression, being urged thereinto by a tension spring 51, Figs. 1 and 2, that is connected to link 32 and to a fixed point on form F, in which position of the parts the gripper pin 28 is holding the leading end of tape I6 and roller 21 is holding form-segment 21 in elevated position with relation to the major form structure.

During the intervals that the form is stationary, the cam surface 55 is moved angularly with relation to the form F, counter-clockwise as viewed in Figs. 5 and 6, to operate the lever arm 25 and thus to release the leading end of the bead tape i6, and to effect collapse or retraction of the form segment 2!, such movement of the cam and wrist plate being possible by reason of the wrist plate being joumaled on shaft l2. For so turning said wrist plate, the latter is formed with a radial arm 59 having its free end provided with a rearwardly extending stud Bill, that projects into the path of the hooked upper end portion of a vertically movable operating member 6l. The hooked end of member 6i comprises a horizontal slot 62 into which the stud 66 moves when engaged by the overhanging lip of said slot, in the downward movement of said member iii. The extent of said downward movement of member 6!] is sumcient to turn wrist plate 56 suillciently for the cam 55 thereon to effect the operations mentioned.

For periodically effecting vertical movement of the member 6!, in timed relation to other operations of the apparatus, the lower end thereof is pivotally connected to one. arm of a bell-crank 64 that is pivotally mounted at 65 upon the front wall of housing ill, the other arm of said bellcrank having its free end provided with a cam roller 66 that rides upon the perimeter of a cam 61 that is mounted upon the projecting front end of cam-and-crank shaft H. A tension spring 66 is connected to one arm of the bell crank and to a fixed point on the housing ill for urging cam roller 66 against cam 61. A tension spring 69 is connected to the other bell-crank arm and to member 6i in such a manner as to urge the hooked end of the latter toward the right as viewed in the drawings. Mounted in the upper end of member 6| is a rearwardly projecting headed stud 16 that engages a vertical guide plate H on the side of housing [0, the arrangement being such as to retain the slotted end of member 66 in proper position laterally while permitting it to move up and down. The major portion of cam 61 consists of a low portion upon which the cam roller 56'rides during the intervals that the form F is rotating. Said cam includes an.elevated portion 61a of considerable extent that engages the cam roller during intervals that the.

form is stationary, after a bead core l9 has been wound thereon, to lower hook member 65 and thus to turn wrist plate 55, and cam 55 thereon, from the position shown in Fig. 5 to the position shown in Fig. 6. This causes angular movement of lever arm 25 so as to release the tape-end, the latter then being free to spring outwardly against the inner periphery of the bead core i 9 by reason of its inherent resilience. As previously stated, the tape-releasing movement of the arm 25 also effects collapse of the form-segment 2|, with the result that the finished bead core is readily ejected from the form by the ejector fingers 36.

The linear extent of the cam surface 51:: is relatively short so that it passes out of engagement with the cam roller 66 while the form F is still stationary, with the result that the hook member 5| is caused to rise and thus to restore wrist plate 56 to the position shown in Figs. 1 and 5. This operation raises form segment 2i and also moves lever arm 25 angularly so as to grip the leading end of tape l5 which has been fed forward into recess 24.. fit the end of each bead-core-winding cycle the form F'stops in the angular position shown in Fig. 1 to permit eject on of the finished bead core. Before the beginning of the next winding cycle, the form is turned angularly, in counter-clockwise direction, to the position shown in Fig. 2, to bring the recess 24 of the form into alignment with the tape-die I5. This movement of the form is relatively of the shaft i 2, the arrangement being such that in the succeeding core-winding phase of operation, upon rotation of the shaft, there will be an interval of lost motion between the shaft and the form before the form is caused to rotate. Thus while the shaft makes an exact number of revolutions during each rotary phase of an operative cycle, the form F will be rotated to a slightly less extent by the shaft and therefore will draw onto itself slightly less of the tape [6, with the result that overlap of the ends of the latter, in the finished bead core I9, is reduced or entirely eliminated as desired.

For turning the form F angularly to provide lost motion as described, the invention utilizes the angular movement ofthe wrist plate 55 previously described. To this end the wrist plate has secured to the perimeter thereof a rectangular metal block 13 that projects forwardly therefrom in overlapping relation to a stud 14 that is secured to a radial extension 310 of the adapter 31, and projects rearwardly therefrom. In the outer end portion of block 13 is an adjustable contact screw 15, the arrangement being such that when wrist plate 55 is turned angularly, in counter-clockwise direction, relatively of shaft l2, screw 15 will engage stud 14 with the result that adapter 31 will be turned angularly from the position shown in Fig. 5 to the position shown in Fig. 6. 'I'he/said-angular movement of the adapter also turns the form F angular-1y, relatively of the driver plate 42, from the position.

shown in Fig. 1 to the position shown in Fig. 2, the slot 50 in the form enabling the latter to move relatively of the driving stud 49 of said driver plate.

Mounted upon stud 14 on the opposite side thereof from that engaged by contact screw 15, is a metal block '41. The adapter sleeve 39 is formed at itsrear end with a radial arm 39a, the free end of which carries a forwardlyextending stud 18, the latter being disposed the same distance from the axis of the shaft 82 as is stud 14. The side of stud 18 that faces stud 14 has mounted thereon a metal block 19, the arrangementbeing such that block 11 will abut block 19 when the adapter plate, 31 is turned angularly by the action of member 6 l. The block 19 thus constitutes a stop that prevents over-run of the form when turned angularly as described. Blocks 11, 19 are formed with complemental offset portions that interlock with each other when the blocks are together, as clearly shown in Fig. '1, with the offset portion of block 11 behind the offset portion of block 19. The arrangement is such that when the elements are in the position shown in Fig. ,7, the form F readily may be removed from the apparatus without disturbing the adapter 31, the latter being retained against axial movement by the interlocked blocks.

The operation of the apparatus is as follows. The form F is driven in the direction indicated by the arrows in Figs.1 and 2 to draw a plurality of convolutions of the tape l6 onto the periphery of the form to produce-the bead-core structural!) thereon. As soon as the bead-core comprises the desired number of plies, which is accomplished by the shaft l2 making an exact number of revolutions, the form stops in the position shown in Fig. 1, and the blade 11 descends across the front of the die i5 and shears the tape it, the outer end of the tape that is on the form springing toward the form as shown at 8!, Fig. 1. Immediately after form F stops and the tape is severed, cam surface 61a engages cam roller 66 and thereby tilts the bell-crank 64 with the result that the hook member BI is moved downwardly from the position shown in Fig. 1 to the position shown in Fig. 2. In so moving the hooked upper end of member 6| engages stud 60 of wrist plate 55 and turns the latter angularly, relatively of the shaft i2 and form F, from the position shown in Fig. 5 to the position shown in Fig. 6. The immediate result of the said angular movement of the wrist plate 55 is to move the cam surface 55 relatively of the cam roller 54 so that the latter moves from the depression 55a of the cam onto the elevated surface thereof. This movement of cam roller 54 moves link 32 longitudinally, against the tension of spring 51, and rocks lever arm 25 so that roller 21 thereon moves away from form-segment 2| permitting spring 23 to collapse the form by moving said segment toward the major form structure, and pin 28 rises out of engagement with the tape-end in recess 24, thus enabling said tape end to spring outwardly against the inner periphery of bead-core l9.

As the wrist plate 56 continues to move from the position shown in Fig. 5 to that shown in Fig. 6, the contact pin 15 of the wrist plate comes into engagement with the stud 14 of the adapter 31 and turns the latter angularly, relatively of the shaft l2 to the position shown in Fig. 6, in which position the block 11 on stud 14 engages stopblock 19 on the stud 18 carried by adapter sleeve 39. The said angular movement of the adapter also turns the form F, which moves, relatively of the driving plate 42' and driving stud 49, from the position shown in Fig. 1 to the position shown in Fig. 2. During this movement of the form the outer end of the tape on the form F is rolled down onto the bead-core l9 by the presser roller i8. Since there is no relative movement between the cam 55 and the form during this movement of the latter, the lever arm 25 remains in the position wherein the form segment 2| is collapsed and the tape-engagingpin 28 is in raised position as shown in Fig. 2. The driving stud 49 normally is at the left-hand end of the slot 50, as viewed in Figs. 5 and 6, so as to drive the form in counterclockwise direction when the shaft I2 is rotating. After the form has moved angularly as described, the stud 49 is in the right-hand end of slot to the end that when the shaft l2 subsequently rotates there will be an interval of lost motion wherein the form F remains stationary while the driving stud 49'is moving from the right-hand end of slot 60 to the left-hand end thereof, after which the stud provides driving connection between the driving plate 42 and the form for driving the latter.

While the stud l4 and block 11 of the adapter 3'! are firmly held between the contact pin 15 and block 19, as shown in Fig. 6, the ejector fingers 80 move across the perimeter of the form F and eject the bead-core l9 therefrom. Immediately thereafter suitable tape-feeding means (not shown) advances the tape 16 toward the form, the leading end of the tape entering recess 24 of the form, as will be understood by reference to my prior patent aforementioned. By this time the cam 61 has turned angularly a sufficient distance for the cam roller 66 to move off the elevated portion 61a thereof, whereupon tension spring 68 lifts the hook element SI and restores it to the position shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 5, with the result that wrist plate 56 is restored to the position shown in the same figures, and the cam-roller 54 moves into depression 65a of cam on said wrist plate. This swings lever arm 25 angularly so that its pin 28 grips the leading end of tape [6, within recess 24, and its roller 21 elevates form segment 2| into spaced relation to the major form structure. The shaft I! then starts to rotate, but the form F momentarily remains stationary while the drive-plate 42 turns relatively thereof, inertia and the retarding eifect of the continuous tape I6 being sufflcient to overcome the friction of the pressure plate 46. As soon as the lost motion of pin 49 in slot 50 is taken up, the form F is driven by said pin in counter-clockwise direction, to draw the tape l6 onto its perimeter. After the shaft l2 has made exactly a determinate number of revolutions, it comes to rest with the form in the angular position shown in Fig. 1. This completes a cycle of operation, which may be repeated indefinitely since all operations are automatically performed.

The invention enables the apparatus of the aforesaid patent to be utilized with relatively little alteration for the production of bead cores having little or no overlap of the tape-ends.

Modification may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention, or the scope thereof as defined by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In apparatus for winding tire heads, the combination of a rotatable shaft operating in a cycle consisting of a rotative phase and a stationary phase, a generally circular form on which a tire bead is built carried by said shaft, a lost motion driving connection between said shaft and said form, and means operating in determinate time relation to the operating phases of said shaft for turning the form relatively of said shaft.

2. In apparatus for winding tire beads, the

combination of a continuously rotating drive shaft, a rotatable shaft driven thereby and operating in a cycle consisting of a rotative phase 'and a stationary phase, a generally circular form on the periphery of which a tire head is built, said form being carried by said shaft, driving connection between the shaft and the form, and means operated by the drive shaft for turning the form angularly on its axis, relatively of said driven shaft, during intervals when the latter is stationary.

3. In apparatus for winding tire beads, the combination of a continuously rotating drive shaft, a rotatable shaft driven thereby and operating in a cycle consisting of a rotative phase and a stationary phase, a generally circular tirebead-building form carried by said driven shaft, a lost motion driving connection between said form and driven shaft, gripper means on the form for engaging the leading end of a tape from which the tire head is built, a member journaled on the driven shaft, and means operated by the drive shaft for turning said member angularly relatively of the driven shaft when the latter is stationary, said member having operative connection with said gripper to operate the same, and having connection with the form for turning the latter angularly relatively of its shaft.

4. In apparatus for winding tire heads, the combination of a rotatable shaft operating in a cycle consisting of a rotative phase and a stationary phase, a generally circular bead building form journaled on said shaft and formed with a local arcuate slot concentric with said shaft, a driving plate fixed on said shaft, 2. pin carried by said driving plate and extending into said form-slot, for driving said form, and means for turning the form angularly relatively of said pin when the shaft is stationary.

5. In apparatus for winding tire heads, the combination of a rotatable shaft operating in a cycle consisting of a rotative phase and a stationary phase, an adapter sleeve keyed to said shaft, an adapter journaled on said sleeve, a gen erally circular bead building form carried by said adapter, a driving plate keyed to said sleeve and having lost motion driving connection with said form, and means for effecting angular movement of the adapter during the stationary phase of the shaft for turning the form angularly relatively of the driving plate.

6. A combination as defined in claim 5 in which the lost motion driving connection consists of a driving pin carried by the driving plate and projecting laterally into an arcuate slot in the form.

7. In apparatus "for winding tire beads, the combination of a rotatable shaft operating in a cycle consisting of a rotative phase and a stationary phase, an adapter sleeve keyed to said shaft, an adapter journaled on said sleeve, a generally circular bead building form carried by said adapter, a driving plate fixed to said sleeve and having lost motion driving connection with said form, a wrist plate journaled on said shaft and provided with a lateral projection, means for turning said wrist plate angularly during the stationary phase of the shaft, and means on the adapter extending into the orbit of the lateral projection of the wrist plate whereby the adapterand form are turned angularly by the angular movement of the wrist plate.

8. In apparatus for winding tire beads, the

combination of a rotatable shaft operating in a cycle consisting of a rotative phase and a. sta- Patent No. 2,151,306.

turning the wrist plate angularly during the stationary phase of the shaft whereby the contact member engages the adapter stud and thus turns the adapter and form angularly relatively of the driving plate, and means carried by the adapter sleeve against which the adapter stud bears at the limit of said angular movement.

FLORAIN J. SHOCK CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

- March 21, 1959.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: In the grant; and in the heading to the printed specification, name of inventor, for "Florian J. Shook" Florain J. Shook;

read

and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 16th day of May, A. D. 19 9.

(Seal) Henry Van Arsdale Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

